Mozart
Mozart: Idomeneo (BR Klassik)
This recording of Mozart’s Idomeneo ticks all the boxes [MC]
Catherine Collard (piano): En Concert 1969-1972 (Solstice)
Vivid playing by a pianist who passed too soon [RCh]
Mozart: Requiem (Reference Recordings)
A thoughtful and different presentation of Mozart’s Requiem Mass [LD]
Mozart: Idomeneo (BR Klassik)
A new Idomeneo and another excellent release from Rattle and the Bavarians [PH]
Mozart: Complete Divertimenti and Serenades for Winds (Brilliant Classics)
A comprehensive collection, well played [SB]
Brendel plays Mozart in Vienna (Alto)
(Déjà Review) A splendid reminder of early Brendel, still sounding very well [BW]
Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (Pristine Audio)
Grand, weighty performances suffused with a wise humanity [RMo]
Beethoven & Mozart: String Quartets (Biddulph)
The short-lived brilliance of the Primrose Quartet heard in 1939 broadcasts [JW]
Mozart: Arie e Duetti (CBC)
(Déjà Review) An opportunity to hear a sensational new soprano and two very good male colleagues [GF]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
Beecham’s stereo discography in a sturdy box albeit largely in pre-existing remasterings [JW]
Mozart: Concertos for 1, 2 and 3 Pianos (CBC)
(Déjà Review) The Mozart Anniversary year will bring many reissues and new releases but this will surely be regarded as a highlight [DRD]
Trio de la cour de Belgique
Discographic premières from a forgotten but elite inter-war Belgian Piano Trio [JW]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
A Beecham stereo treasury from the 1950s in wonderful sound [LM]
Mozart: Complete Works With Clarinet Vol. 1 (Alpha Classics)
Nicholas Baldeyrou assembles a union of equals that is enormously appealing – bring on volume two! [ST]
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Deutsche Grammophon)
A well-chosen selection from an already much-praised Flute [DM]
Mozart: String Quartet & Quintet (Aeon)
This beautifully engineered package is one with which I shall be able to live happily for a long time [DC]
Mozart: Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet (Harmonia Mundi)
An imaginative program and a definite success [DJB]
Stefan Askenase (piano): Concert Tours 1958-1972 (Meloclassic)
Askenase captured in exceptional form in all these performances [RCh]
M Haydn & Mozart: Vergehen (Claves)
Mozart’s final, transcendent symphony framed with an interesting pair of complementary works [PH]
Fritz Kreisler plays Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
A special release that should be on the shelf of all violinists and violin-fanciers [RMas]





































